DRUGGED DRIVING - IS THIS PERSON INJURED OR STONED?
When a law enforcement officer comes upon a crash scene he or she may suspect illicit drug use. Their training, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration manual and common sense dictate that no suspicion of drug use be assumed without evidence. When a case involves medical problems, a drug investigation (DRE, drug recognition expert evaluation) should not be performed. This is the rule per NHTSA. The government wants to avoid confusing possible drug use with the observations really being medical issues. Where the NHTSA manual states in a situation like this, "your primary...